On Contribution

On Contribution:

All that survives of them is the contributions they have made to human life. We see cultivated ground; we see roadways and buildings; we see the communicated results of their experience of life, traditions, in philosophies, in the sciences and the arts, in the techniques of dealing with our human situations.

What has happened to those who never cooperated? They have left no trace behind them. Not only are they dead, their whole lives were futile. It is as if our earth itself had spoken to them and said, “We don’t need you. You are not fitted for life. There is no future for your aims and strivings, for the values you held dear, for your minds and souls. Be off with you! You are not wanted. Die out and disappear!” “You are useless. Nobody wants you. Go!”

Reference:
Alfred Adler. What Life Should Mean to You. London. George Allen and Unwin Ltd. Museum Street. First Published in 1932.